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UNITED STATES V.Patriziar.- LoFFlcE Loron G. Kurtz, Brooklyn,

Port Richmond, Staten Island, N. Y. Application February 13, 1939, Serial'No. 256,172 19 claims. (CL 214-67) I'his invention relates. to improvements in' al refuse collecting truck, of the type provided with a power driven endless conveyor for loading ma-I terial into the truck. 'I'he truck body is pivoted 5A for dumping, and the conveyoris provided with a downward and rearward extension which may be pivoted for upward movement during the dumping operation. Theraising and lowering of the body, and the raising and lowering of the downw-ard extension are preferably done by hydraulic means, which means, together with other features of the type of truck here involved, is more fully described. in our application Serial No. 156,782, 1ed July 31, 1937. 'Ihe present invention is directed mainly to the following features, briefly expressed:

1. Improved hydraulic means fordriving the conveyor. l 2. The provision of an improved guard at the forwardpart of the conveyor', for preventing the accumulation by winding of rope, wire, rags and the like about the forward vshaft of the conveyor.

3. The provision of an improved guideway for the conveyor.

'I hese several 'features will now be described. in th'e order indicated above. In our-copending application referred to, the conveyor is driven mechanically, that is to say, o through a power take-off, reducing gears, a clutch, drive shafts, etc. Power from the motor of the truck is carried to driving sprockets at the` forward end of the conveyor for driving it.

In the .present invention, the conveyor is driven by hydraulic means and such hydraulic drive represents an improvement over the mechanical drive just described, in that the reducing gears, drive shafts, clutches, universal Joints, spline shafts, pillow bearings.' etc., n for the me- 4 chanical drive, are entirely eliminated. Another important feature of the hydraulic drive lies in the ease with which reversal of the drive is accomplished. This is effected readily by reversing the fluid flow by means of a revers- 5 ing valve, and this reversal is of particular utility a's, for example, where the conveyor may 5am vdue to overload such overload is usually due to a bundle ofmaterial too large for theconveyorto handle, and such a bundle may be broken up by one or two reversals of the conveyor.

With the mechanical drive, in order to eiIect a reversal, `it is n to use a hand crank, or to provide complicated and expensive reversing gears; with the present invention theuse of the' 55 hand crank"- or reversing gears is-` eliminated.

`quiring the operator l the truck to use such h ndcrank.

The use of the hand crank is particularly diillcult because the power from the hand crank is applied at the rear end of the worm shaft extension of the speed reducer, lwhich is located at the upper part of the forward end of the truck body, re- -5 limb up on the side of `Another valuable' feature of the hydraulic drive is'that in the event of an overload which might cause the conveyor to jam and parts to break, 10 such breakage is prevented by providing a pressure operated relief or byL-pass valve. set to open whenthe pressure exceeds a certain predetermined safe amount. In the case of a iam, the ilud is by-pa-ssed and thereby the continual ap- 15 plication ofpower to the drive is avoided, which might result in breakageof some part of the mechanism. Fluid under pressure is already available on the truck for operating the body hoist. althnushin 20 4the present preferred embodiment of the -invention separate pumps are provided for supplying fluid under pressure for the body hoistand for the hydraulic drive of the present invention.

More specifically.v the -hydraulic drive involves a 25 hydraulic motor of any desired type which is either coupled directly, -or coupled through reducing gears,^to.the drive shaft carrying the driveA sprockets at the forward end of the conveyor. A

high speed, low torque motor may be used in conso nection with a speed reducer, or a low speed, high torque motor may be used. connected directly to the conveyor head shaft with suitable coupling means.

As more fully explained vin ourv copending ap- .35 plication Serial No. 156,782, previously referred to, the forward end of the conveyor'is resilientlymounted, this resilient'mounting comprising side plates against which bear suitable springs. The

Y hydraulic motor of the kpresent invention is prefo erably-mounted directly, on and carried by these side platessoastomove therewith.' Y

While the positioning of the hydraulic motor Just described is Preferred, itshould be understood that the hydraulic motor may be placed in other operative positions with respect teme con.

veyor such, for example, as by beingplac'ed to drive sprockets at the upper part of the downconveyonareofatyne-whichissimnlasturdy ward and rearward extension.

Hydraulic motors, available for and strong, giving long life with practically no possibility of breakdown. By selecting the desired type of hydraulic motor, the desired speed andthedesiredtorquemaybereadilycbtainemornaif YFigure l2isaslde viewof the resilientlymount- As mentioned above, the motor may drive the driving shaft directly or it 'may drive a worm whichrin turn, drives a worm wheel on the drive shaft that carries the sprockets which drive the conveyor, or it may drive any other, gear type o sprocket and chain iwpe speed reducer. Y The improved guard for preventing the winding, up of rope, Wire, rags, etc. on the forward drive shaft, in its preferred embodiment, is a generally flat, wide member, one edge of which engages with the shaft, the guard extending rearwarrllyadistancegreaterthanthedistancebe n tween two flights of the conveyor. Such a guard is of great practical importance in the operation of the conveyor. Y i

In application Serial No. 156,782, above referred to, sprockets are provided at the upper end of the downward extension, the conveyor passing around these sprockets for passing around the 2@ bend at this point. In the present improvement,

these sprlrets are eliminated, and curved guideways provided instead.

The general features ofthe invention having been thus outlined, further advantages' of structure and operation will be described in connection with the appended drawings illustrating the present preferred embodiments of the invention.

In these drawings:

Figure 1 is aside .view of a refuse collecting 3 truck showing the several features of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a pian view of Figure 1,;

Figure 3 is a plan, on an enlarged scale.' of one type of hydraulic drive for the conveyor, i. e. the high speed, low torque type; Y

Figure 4 is a side view of the motor of Figure 3;

Figure 4A is a sectional view of the motor of Fig. 4, on line lA-4A;

Figure 5 is a plan view, on an enlarged scale, 40 of another type of hydraulic drive for the conveyor, i. e. the low speed, high torque type;

Figure 6 is a side view of the motor of Figure 5;

Figure 'Z is a sectional view, on an enlarged scale. of the reversing valve for the hydraulic motor,

- 45 in neutral position;

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line lI-I I the valve Figurell-lsasectlonalviewonthe edboot; A Y Y Y Flgurelisapartialvlewofthebootofllgure 12,'1ookingtowardthe right; and s Y Figure l4is a detail showing the channeled guidewayfor theconveyor. Y

Referringnowtothese drawings,inwhicl'lxlml lar reference characters indicate similar parts, 2 indicata the boch' ofthe refuse collecting truck, wmen'npivoted mrneprvots l formi-ward dumping,theraisingandlowerlngof thebodybeingcontr'olledbyahydrauliccylinder l.' vIlxrthe upperpartorthetruckbodyisanendleascveyor9.whichextendswellrntotheforwar'dpart body, the conveyor passing aborrtforward drlvingsprockets llcarrledbyadrivingshaft l2.

llsnne'uppermnrtuumhndymdmm downward and rearward extension is pivotally mounted for raising and lowering, this operation being effected by the hydraulic or pressure operated cylinders I9 The lower end of the conveyor epassesabout sprockets or traction wheels Il, 5

which are enclosed inea resilient loading vboot 29 provided with a rigid loading shelf 22, this loading boot forming the subject matter of our` previously filed application Serial No. 208,937, filed May 19, 1938, now Patent No 2,194,475, granted March 26, 1940. The parts'enumerated above are also more fully described in our application Serial No. l56,782..

Coming now to the hydraulic drive, and refer. ring particularly to Figures 3 and 4, the drive shaft l2 carrying the driving sprockets IU' for Y the conveyor is mounted in bearing blocks inside of housing 24. These housings and bearings are mounted on side plates 2B, which are resiliently urged forwardly or to the right by springs 28, as described in more detail in our application Serial No. 156,782, aforesaid. Theshaft l2 is exibly coupled to a short shaft l2' extending into the worm gear housing 29, A worm wheel 39 is fixed on shaftv l2. The worm wheel 39' is driven vby a worm 32, which in turn is on a shaft 33 driven by hydraulic motor 38. 'I'he hydraulic motor 36 y is' of the high speed, low torque type and comprises gears 31- and 31' driven by fluid Yunder pressure from the lines 39 and 49, respectively connected to the motor 36' by ilexibleqipes 38' and I9', the flexibility of the pipes compensating for movement of the plates 26 on which the entire motor is mounted. The motor 36 is of standard and known construction. vAny other suitable type of motor could be used here.

The motor 38 is of such construction that when fluid under pressure is applied through one of the pipes such as 39, the motor vwill run inone direction, while if applied through the other pipe, it will run in the opposite direction.

'Ihe low speed, high torque motor shown in Figures v5 and 6 will: now be described. This motoria alsoof standard known construction and comprises a rotatable housingv 42, which is connected by a exible coupling 44 to the drive shaft I2 of the conveyor. The stator of the motor comprises a xed shaft. 4I, supported by. a substantially U-shaped wide mounting'plate 4I secured by suitable brackets il to the side plates 26. Th motor is of the rotor and vane type, fluid under pressure being. led to and from. the

motor through pipes l2 and 53,.depending upon Y in which direction the motor is desired to rotate. The stator shaft is provided with drilled pas- 2sitges l2' and Il respectively, in iluid communication with the pipes' 52 and i3. Pipes I2 and Il are connectedto the pipes 38 and, one of which is a pressure pipe 4and the other of which is a return pipe,- depmding upon the position of the reversing valve, which will now be described.

The two scribed are of the type that reverse their direction of rotation with reversal of the fluid flow; in

fosse the'conveyor jams, such jamcan usually Vbe broken by one or two short reversals of the directionv vof of the conveyonf'lhe pipes 3l and .Il leadlngto and' from the hydraulicA motor'are connectedfto a reversing andl by-pass 70" overload valve indicated generally at Il, Figs.' '1,

'8and9. Thevalvecomprlsacentralpassagewayindicatedgenerallyatltowhlchuid' -fromanpressure pipe, 'lhisvpassagewayll-may-beputinto-7s 4the guard'is alittle greater than they distance o In the selective communication with eitherA pipe 68 or pipe 40, or may occupy a neutral position, in

which latter case the fluid under'pressure passes into an escape or exhaust passageway 66 and thence into a pipe t2` for return to the. iiuid reservoir, aswill be described later.

The three types of fluid ilow are eected by valve means comprising an actuating rod 64 provided with spaced piston- 4like heads 66 and 61. These heads are provided with cut-out portions 66' and 61', whiclare adapted to communicate respectively with recesses 66aor 61a in the valve body when the valve is in a particular .position with respect to such recesses, as will be described.

When the partsA are in the neutral position shown `in Figure '1,'fiuid under pressure entering through the pipe 68 escapes through the passages 66, 66a and 61', 61a to the passage 60 and thence back to the fluid reservoir and neither motor will operate. When the valve rod 64 is -in the position shown inQFigure 8, the fluid under pressure passes to the pipe 38, operates one of the hydraulic motors (36 or 42, as the case may be) and returns through the pipeo4ll, into passageway and pipe 62. Reversal of operation of the motors is effected by placing the heads 66 and 61 in the position shown in Figure 9, in which the fluid under pressure is supplied to the pipe 40, operates themotor'and returns through the pipe 38 and thence into passage and pipe62.

Fluid under pressure is supplied to pipe 56 by pipes 58a, 58h, 58o, flexible to allowforv pivotal movement of the truck, and 66d, 58d being. connected to the pressure side of pump 58e. Fluid escapes from the valve 64 by pipes 62,- 62a, 62h,

' 62e, flexible to allow vfor pivotal movement of the truck, and pipe 62d, thus returning to the iluldf reservoir .6 2e. Fluid is supplied to the pump from the reservoir by pipe circuit. Y In order to, relieve excesspressure in the case of overload or jamming, the valveis provided with. a. .by-pass passage 16"in which is` seateda onefway pressure operated valve 12 loaded by' an adjustable spring 14. When the pressure in o the valve exceeds a certain predetermined amount as determined by the spring Hand valve 12, the pressure will be relieved by the unseating of the valve and the escape ofl uld into the passageway 60.

'rhevvswe rod a4 .may be in any suit-f able manner, as by'operativ'e connection with a bell crank 64a, which is in turnoperated by an operating rod 64b, in a position for convenient'- access by the operator. o

The pump 58e is drivenin suitable manner, as-by a connection 16. see Fig. 1, from a' gear box 18, to which power is supplied from the motor of the truck.' The gears may also drive a power connection 66, operatively connected to a pump 82 for supplying :duid under pressure for the body holst and tail gate cylinders 6 and I6. The gears are arranged to drive 16 and 8|! alternately, as evidently the hydraulic motors would not Abe driven during the raising and'lowering of-the truck body incident to. dumping.

- The box-like guard, shown in Figures 10 and 11, for preventing rope,.wire, rags, etc. from' wrapping around the .drive .shaft I2 will now be described. This guard, indicated generally at 84, is placed at the forward end ofthe conveyor, extending substantially from the drive shaft I2 backwardly between the upper and lower reaches of the conveyor; the

Just described vvbecause some types of and rags which tend towrap around the shaft |2,f

62T, thus completingfthe fore and aft dimension of.

between two nights of the conveyor. present .preferred embodiment ofthe invention.

this guard 84 is ldouble-walledthe forward end extending around'the drive shaft I2, being supported thereby, while the rear end is supported by a transversely extending support 66 which extends through the guard 64 between the upper and lower walls thereof; this support is secured to the side plates 26 by welding or the like. The guard 84 may be made in several sections such as 84a, 84h and 64c for convenience in assemblingA with relation to the shaft I2 and the transverse support 86. The upper and lower walls of the guard `.84 may be braced apart bythe illler strips88. v o

Sucha. guard is of great practical importance refuse contain ropes, wire ultimately accumulating to such anextent as seriously to interfere with the operation of the conveyor. A guard of the type just ,described prevents this.

As was mention in the earlier part of the specification, the conveyor passes through curved guideways I4 and I5 positioned at the upper rear part of the truck, instead of around sprockets. These guideways have been found to be more effective than the use of the sprockets described in our earlier application Serial No.' 156,782. The upper guideway I4 is essentially a curved angle l iron, braced` or otherwise suitably `secured to the side wall of the conveyor'housing, s.nd pro- .vides an arcuate guide for the conveyor. A wear stri 92 is preferably provided on the upper sin'- face oi. the guide I4, such wear strip beingseatcd on a rubberstrip 66, positioned betweeny it and the guide- I4. Another strip of-rubber may, -if

.desired, be placed on the upper surface of strip v '62, particularly for eliminating noise.

The lower guideway I5 is a curved angle iron,

and lsals'o suitably secured to tnelsldewsn so and f is providedwith a wear strip 62 and supporting chains of the conveyor atsuch other side. l

v lOne type of resiliently mounted boot is shown in Figure 1'. An improved form of resiliently this latter form, the lower end of the housing I6 of the conveyor has secured to it on each side angle-irons 86, which extend. 'laterally .or to the (left, as 'at 66a, toform rigid lateral supports which rigidly support a transversely extending loading :ses

.mounted boot is shown in Figures 12 and 13. In

shelf 66h. 'Members 66a and 66h support aload- Members and |66 are cover |04 is provided for covering the funnel opening,`this' cover being hinged at |66. flhis cover prevents the escape of dust from the. loading openins-l y l The loadingboot proper indicated generally at ing funnel 88, tireur/per edge of which is bordered .by a.v guide ilange/1|66,'for guiding refuse into thevloading. opening 66.

rigidly braced by a plurality of webs |62'. A-

||6 to swing downwardly and outwardly. against .the tension exerted by'a tension spring Ill, the u upper end of which is securedas at H4 to the lower part of the conveyor housing, while the other end is connected to the boot llt by a stirrup IIS and adiustable threaded connection 'II'L A similar spring is, of course, provided on the other side, these springs allowing the boot to swing about its pivot in case a large mass of refuse is put into the funnel. The boot is provided with slots H8 for allowing relative movement'of the boot with relation to the n xed lower bearing |20 of the shaft (not shown) which supports the sprockets or traction wheels at the lower end of the conveyor.

With the improved hydraulic drive of the present invention, high speed, low torque or low speed, high torque operation may readily ,be obtained by appropriateselection of a suitable type of hydraulic motor. Motors of this type are very durable and very reliable in operation. They may be readily reversed by a simple reversing valve. In the case of a jam, where the conveyor is stopped, and fluid underpressure is still applied to the motor, there will be no breakage because such pressure will be relieved by the. by-pass overload valve already described. The provision of'a hydraulic motor eliminates the use of a K clutch connection between the chassis and body of the truck, which clutch is necessary in the case of a mechanical drive. It also eliminates the necessity of reversing gears, pillow bearings and transmission shafts required in a mechanical drive.

Operation of the truck is also considerably improved by the provision of the box-like guard for` preventing ropes and wire from wrapping around the forward end of the drive shaft.l 'I'hevelimi-r nation of the sprockets and the usevof curved guideways at the bend in the conveyor provide a simple and strudy construction, while the im-f proved resilient loading boot, supported by ten-1 sion springs and having a rigid loading shelf, a loading funnel and a hinged cover for the loading opening, are useful in facilitating ease of loading ofthe lower end of theconveyor and prevent escape of dust from the loading opening.

While the present preferred embodiments of the-invention have been illustrated in considerable detail, it should be understood thesfthe invention is not to be limited to these precise details, but may be carriedout in other ways. We claim as our invention: l; In an automotive truck of the character decd, in bi ti n, tru s ribe com na o a ck body a power scribed, a truck body,.a power driven endless driven endless conveyor carried by thetruck body at the upper part thereof, and provided with a downward extension, movable means for resiliently mounting the forward end of the conveyor,v and 'a hydraulic motor mounted on said movable I means and movable therewith, for driving said 'platefstand movable therewith.

3. Inf-an automotive truck of the character described, a chassis, a body plvotedlon said chassis` for dumping, a power driven endless conveyor carried by said body, and provided with a downward extension; hydraulicmeans mounted on the body for driving said conveyor, a pump on the chassis for furnishing fluid under pressure for said hydraulic means, and pipes for connecting the pump and the hydraulic means, said pipes passing from the chassis to the pivoted body adiacent the axis about which the body pivots.

4. In an automotive truck of the character described, a chassis, a body pivoted on said chassis for dumping, a power driven endless conveyor carried by said body, and provided with a down' ward extension, hydraulic means for driving said.

ilow to said hydraulic means for reversing-its direction of movement. 5. In an automotive truck of the character described, a chassis, a body pivoted on said chassis for dumping. a power driven endless conveyor carried by said body, and provided with a down- I ward rear extension, hydraulic means for driving said conveyor, a pump on the chassis for furnishing iiuid under pressure for said hydraulic means, pipes for connecting the pump and the-hydraulic means. said pipes from the' chassis to the pivoted body adjacent the axis about which the body pivots, and areversing valve on the body for' reversing the iiuid now to said hydraulic niieans for driving the same in the reverse direc- 6. In an automotive truck of the character described, a truck' body, a power driven endless conveyor carried by the truck body, for loading material into the upper part thereof, a drive. shaft for said conveyor at one end thereof, and partition means positioned 'at said end of the conveyor,'and extending between-the upper and lower reaches thereof for a substantial distance, for preventing rope, wie and the like from winding around said drive shaft.

7. In an automotive truck of the character described, a -truck body, a power driven endless 'conveyor carried by the truck body, for loading 'ing around said drive shaft, said partition including a porton extending around said drive shaft.

8. In an automotive truck of the character deconveyor carried by the truck body, for. loading material into the upper part thereof, a drive shaftfor said conveyor at one end thereof, and a guard at least as wide Vas the distance between two flights of the conveyor, positioned at the drive end of the conveyor, between the upper and lowerreaches thereof, for preventing rope, wire andf the like from winding around said drive sha t. v A

9. In an automotive truck ofthe character described, a truck -body, 'a power driven endless conveyor carried by the truck body for loading material into the upper- Dart thereof, a drive shaft for the' conveyor'at the forward end thereof, hydraulic means for driving .said drive shaft, and a guard positioned between the upper and lowerreaches of the conveyor, and extending backwardly a substantial distance from the drive shaft and nearly as wide as the conveyor, for preventing rope, wire, rags' and the'like from wind ing around the drive shaft.

' shaft, and a guard, supported by said movable means and movable therewith, positioned between the upper and lower reaches of the conveyor `and extending backwardly a substantial distance, for preventing rope, wire, rags and the like from winding around the drive shaft.

11. In an automotive truck 'of the character described, a truck body, a power driven endless conveyor carried by'the truck body for loading material into the upper part thereof, a drive shaft at the forward end of the conveyor, movable means for resiliently mounting said drive shaft, and a guard, supported by said movable means and movable therewith, positioned between the upper and lower reaches of the conveyor, having a portion extending around the drive shaft, and extending backwardly a vsubstantial distance, for lpreventing rope, wire, rags and the like from winding around the drive shaft.

12. In an -automotive truck of-the character described, a truck body, a power driven endless -conveyor carriedv bythe truck bodyl for loading material into'the upper part thereof, a. drive shaft at the forward end of the conveyor, movable means for resiliently mounting said drive shaft, a hydraulic motor for driving' said drive shaft, carried by said movable -means and movable therewith, and a guard, supported by said movable means and movable therewith, positioned between the upper and lower reaches of the conveyor and extending backwardly a substantial distance, for preventing rope, wire, rags and the likel from winding around the drive shaft. v

' 13. In an automotive truck of the character described, a truck body pivoted for dumping, an endless conveyor, carried by the upper part of the i truck body and provided with a downward extension, means for driving the conveyor at its forward end, and curved guideways for the conveyor, provided with replaceable wear strips,

where the upper part of the conveyor bends.

downwardly to form said downward and rearward extension.

, combination a truck body for holding the collected refuse and pivoted for dumping. an endless conveyor for loading the refuse into said body,

carried by the upper part of the truck body and having a downward extension, a hydraulic motor on the truck body for driving the conveyor, fluid pressure generating means on the chassis of the truck, pipe means for continuously connecting the said pressure generating means with the hydraulic'motor, and valveI means for controlling the application of the fluid pressure to the hydraulic motor.

16. A refuse collecting truck, comprising in combination a truck body for holding the collected refuse and pivoted for dumping, an endless conveyor for loading the refuse into saidbody, carried by the upper part of the truck body and having a downward extension, a hydraulic motor on the truck body for driving the conveyor, fluid pressure generating means on the chassis of the truck, pipe means for continuously connecting the said pressure generating means with the hydraulic motor, and'means, including a reversing 20 valve, for supplying uid to the hydraulic motor for forward or reverse operation.

1'7. A refuse collecting truck, comprising in combination a 'truck body for holding the collected refuse and pivoted for dumping, an endless' conveyor for loading the refuse into said body, carried by the upper part of the truck body and having a downward extension, a hydraulic motor on the truck body for driving the conveyor, fluid pressure generating means on the chassis of the truck,.pipe means for continuously connecting the said pressure generating means with the hydraullc motor, and valve means, including a bypass overload valve, for controlling the applicavtion of the iluid pressure to the hydraulic motor.

18. A refuse collecting truck, comprising in combination a truck body for holding the collected refuse and pivoted for dumping, an endless y conveyor for loadingv the refuse into said body,

carried by the upper part of the truck body and o having a downward extension, ahydraulic motor on the truck body for driving the conveyor, iiuid pressure generating means on the chassis of the truck, pipe means for continuously connecting the said pressure generating means with the hydraulic motor, means,4 including a reversing valve, for supplying iluid tothe hydraulic motor for forward or reverse operation, and a by-pass overload valve cooperating with said pipe means, for relieving excess pressure therein in the case of an overload.

19. A refuse collecting truck, comprising in combination, a truck body for holdingv the collected refuse and pivoted for dumping, an endless conveyor for loading the refuse into said body, carried by the upper part of the truck body and having a downward extension, a motor on the truck body for driving the conveyor, power generating means on the chassis of the truck, and l y power transmitting means for continuously con- 60 necting the said power generating means with 

